Most of the unboxings and demos that I’ve seen of GT-1000 Core as of January 2024 have been demonstrating its clean settings and models. It’s great to finally hear a demo of the hi-gain options, not to mention most of those features coming from inside the unit itself during the first 14 minutes instead of the effects loop.
Currently using this for bass a lot. It's amazing. I wasn't even a big fan of distorted bass sounds before that but I got some great tones out of it after some tweaking and it was loads of fun. I thought I would have to go with dual amping and splitting up frequencies like I'd have to do with other modellers, but I didn't. Dunno if that has something to do with the MDP stuff (still not sure if that's something I can actually hear, or if it's just marketing), but I really get a lot of clarity and definition out of this thing with very little effort even when cranking up the gain which is something that I totally did not expect in this price range. Can absolutely recommend this for bass as well.
For anybody torn between this and an overpriced Fractal, get the Boss, or swing for a Helix rack unit.. It has your bases covered without adding pages of worthless settings that are basically EQ. I’ve heard so many players demo this and sound great doing it that I had to get one. I ran it next to a Fractal Axe FX III (that I’m now selling) and it opened my eyes to reality. If This had a touchscreen, it would be game over for the 3 switch modeler competitors.
Great demo! I wonder if presets on the Core are identical to those on full fat GT? Rabea scrolls through patches and I don't seem to remember such names from GT1000 preset list. Or those are custome made?
Adds to the tonal palette. A large bag of guitar tone goodies in a very small footprint. Powerful- with many ways hardware wise to use it. And, As always great playing Bea!
Thanks for the review Rabea! IMHO this thing sounds better than any of the Line6 stuff I’ve played. Now if it were as easy to use as an amp and standard pedal board I might even go for something like this. I disagree with some of the other posters, I think the amp sounds were pretty decent through the interface....in a live setting would be another story I think though.
Quite impressed with the amp models however reckon they could use your usual IR’s. Wasn’t feeling the usual OOMPH of Rebea Power. Nice demo as always man
if youre saying his energy felt a little low - he's had deal with a close family member suffering from illness recently and a lot of other things. (and no its not Cov-19 related) So it wouldnt surprise me if his mind is in a different place when making videos. He's still the same afro'boppin Rabea inside.
UPDATE 2/11: Helix 3.0 has been out for a few months.. and the GT-1000 Core is starting to look more appealing for my personal preference. The GT-1000 CORE looks and sounds great.. but the UI seems so non-intuitive. Sure, you get 24 effect blocks.. but 21 of them are committed to something. And exactly WHAT are they? They need to list this clearly, and show clear diagrams of the signal path in all promo materials and manuals. The way they present this product is honestly confusing and frustrating, especially knowing they make great gear. So, here's what you get, in case anyone else is confused about GT-1000 CORE: -1 Compressor Block -2 Drive/Distortion Blocks -2 Amp Blocks -2 Noise Suppression Blocks -4 EQ Blocks -1 Master Delay Block (choose any delay algorithm, MISSING: "Slow Attack, SFX, Pattern, and Vintage Digital" from DD-500. NEW: Ducking/Gated parameters are now common for all delay types. Warp, Hold, and Twist are no longer common Control Assignments. Instead, Warp and Twist are complete delay algorithms) -4 "Generic" Delay Blocks (a bare bones delay algo) -3 FX Blocks (Mixed bag of extra effects, Feedbacker, Sound Hold/Freeze, Ring Mod w/ Pitch Tracking, all the Pitch Shifters, MANY more.. MISSING: "Pattern Filter," from MD-500) -1 Chorus Block (MISSING: "Dimension D, Tri-Chorus, Scanner Vibrato" from MD-500) -1 Reverb Block (MISSING: "Non-Linear/Gated/Reverse, SFX, SRV-2000," from RV-500. NEW: Ducking/Gated parameters are now common for all reverb types, except Tera Echo. Warp, Hold, and Twist are no longer common Control Assignments. Instead, Warp and Twist are complete delay algorithms) -1 Looper Block. 38 Seconds in Mono, 19 Seconds in Stereo. (1-Switch Looper, no Transport Controls such as Reverse, 1/2 or 2x Speed) -1 Expression Pedal Effect Block (Wah/Whammy) -1 Expression Pedal Volume Block The Other Objects/Tools: -3 Divider/Splitter Tools -3 Mixer Tools -2 Mono FX Loop Tools, or 1 Stereo Linked FX Loop Tool -2 Mono Speaker Simulators, or 1 Stereo Linked Speaker Sim (Also holds/loads 16 Custom IR's) -Oh, there's also a built-in LFO, assignable to any parameter. -Polyphonic Tuner, or Mute-Input-Monophonic Tuner w/ TRAILS (HX Stomp tuner is monophonic, no trails function) -Global EQ -Metronome(!?!?!) All Blocks and Tools can be moved. So yeah, this thing can clearly do a lot. 4 Parallel Signal Paths? Sure thing. Wanna use a NORMAL POWER SUPPLY with NORMAL CABLES/PLUGS? Yes, you can finally do that lmao. I hope this helps someone. P.S. Also, BOSS left out the Bluetooth stuff that the big GT-1000 version has. Bluetooth editor on GT-1000 CORE could have really placed itself over HX Stomp. Overall I'm split between keeping my HX Stomp or swapping to GT-1000 Core. I'll wait for the 3.0 Update on the Stomp. Also, Poly Digit/Beebo, and Mod Devices Dwarf look like super interesting Multi-FX/Amp "Modelers"/Synths.
For me, the real thing that's unclear from their docs is if the outputs are balanced. Missing the XLRs I get because of space, but a 1/4" TRS jack doesn't take up any more space. In 2020, that's a miss for me. This thing does use a LOT less power than HXStomp and probably doesn't heat up like Stomp does.
This is exactly the information that people need to know to make an informed decision. It's a different angle than how the HX Stomp works (6 blocks that can be anything)
If you had to choose between this and an hx stomp on your board which way would you go? I'm wanting to add one of the two in my board and I'm mainly looking for effects and the better sound. So far the Boss "sounds" better too me in it's harmonic richness. I'd really appreciate your opinion Rabea. It would basically replace my Terraform. I'm still bummed I can't get tap tempo on that unit.
Hello! Great vid, as usual, congratulations! One question: looking forward to Black Friday deals to get an amp modeller, but I have a big problem: - Love Kemper Stage's profiling and sharing capability. - Love GT 1000 core's size and price point. - Love Neural Cortex's promising specs and UI based on nothing yet. What should I do? Any thoughts? (I can afford any of them, but I am definitely not rich 😆) Thank you in advance!
I’d wait until the Neural has more real world reviews before dropping $1500 personally because I’m looking to switch from HX Stomp and have this very Problem, I can’t afford any of them but my CC can 🤪
I really like the idea of this, the size the processing power and parallel (dual) amp capability. I decided against an HX Stomp a long time ago (some things are actually too compact) so it's down to the GT-1000 Core and the Pod Go. I'm torn. They're very much alike in some ways but quite a bit different in functionality, features and price.
@@nicolaslair42 I'm really torn, afraid of buying the wrong thing. I need the Core to have 2 more foot switches and the Pod Go to have dual signal paths.
@@jeeeeev I'm waiting for more reviews on the Nux MG30 but have pretty much decided on the Core 1000. I really need that dual amp option, which the Core has and the Pod Go does not. Interestingly, the next version of the Ampero is going to offer dual amp capability. All the stuff I do is just me (solo) original tunes so I need a big stereo spread to make the tunes sound even listenable. I don't know why I am waiting to get the Core, I guess it's that possibility of something better just around the corner. Meanwhile life passes me by. So, if I get the Core, I'll have a 700 dollar processor and an 80 dollar guitar! Doesn't make sense, but that's me.
@@davidwoods358 i totally get you haha. Imagine purchashing the hx stomp yesterday and just today, the xl was announced. Nux mg30 looks like a good investment too and more than half the price of the core and the UI too, is user friendly compared to the Boss
@@RapttorX I think it's more about thinking outside the box and not looking at it in terms of real amps. I've done whole gigs with just the natural clean preamp at various gain stages.
Yes! The Natural, Boutique, and Supreme amp models aren’t talked about enough. Maximum sounds good to my ears too, but I never go into that gain territory and don’t feel like an authority on that. My main patches use either Natural or Boutique + Supreme dual-amp rigs with the gains matched (always with a couple parametric EQs to fix that weird Boss midrange). Feels like a real amp-and better to me than my RV35 and Studio Pro 35 (sacrilege, I know). Everyone seems to focus on the “X” amps, but those feel kinda lifeless to me-like they’re trying to fight your playing dynamics in a bad way. (In hindsight, maybe we should keep this secret to ourselves 🤪)
Hey Rabea, great sounding guitar! I got a couple of questions, what model guitar are you using. Is that one of your signature guitars? Also what speaker and/or Amp are you using? The tone is 6:44 is mad cool! Good luck in your future endeavors. Thank you for posting this. Cheers from New York City.
I have the Gt 1000 and I use it in a stereo setup running through to active speakers and it sounds awesome. I'm sure Boss Brought out an even smaller more compact effects than this one that Rabea is demoing.
Do the 500 series algorithms sound the same in this unit as they do in their individual units? (Same amt of relative DSP?) Love the sound quality Bea got in the 500 demos - is this a good way to get all 3 (DD, MD, RV) in one box just for the effects?
Haha, indeed. I had a GT-3 around early 2000 and heck I hated those preamp sounds :D. I recently got the GT-1000CORE though and the amp models just really wowed me. I also have an Axe FX at home but this thing is great to carry around in my gig bag without compromising in regards to tone. It's so much fun that I use it at home even more than the Axe at the moment ^^.
@@TheCodeMonk I see I see... Hopefully the come around... That would be ace with an IR loader.. I think a lot of folks don't need the amp sim. It would be the best pure multi fx ever made
@@WayneHoldenMusic I'm hopeful but will probably hold off buying one until that comes about. I love using dual delays and dual reverbs, and that's really only the thing that kills it for me.
I really wanted to like this but aside from a couple of clean tones I was not impressed. I think if you had a chance to play with it and tweak it I would like the tones better
For me it is in the very high frequencies where all amp modellers are still lacking unfortunately. Most people are a lot less sensitive to these in my experience, so depends on your own ears. Edit: Actually, I'm not a fan of the high frequencies from the Soldano either XD
YOU Rob and Joss allan are some of the best guitars players from across the pond. Im a canadian and play as well and one day ill maybe good as well. Peace and God bless.
HOLY GUACAMOLE, AN ACTUAL ARTISTIC GUITAR MANIAC DEMOING THIS GREAT CREATION. I COULD HEAR ACTUAL HEART AND SOME WELL-PLACED RIFFS, YES YES YES! PEOPLE OFTEN FORGET TECHNIQUE IS NECESSARY BUT YOUY NEED MORE., SOMETHING LIKE BEN IN THIS VIDEO.
This is no reflection on Matt, who is just doing his job, but its a shame he was there IMO. Much prefer when its just you doing your own thing having had time to sit down and create your own dialled in patches. The amp modelling sounded pretty naff to be frank, though I'm sure with tweaking and decent IR's its as good as most stuff out there. That being said, I have mine on preorder lol! I dont use amp/cab sims, but a compact Boss pedal with pretty much every Boss effect in it for £600?!? If they sound as good as standalone pedals, HELL YES BABY!
@@voltnerstudios2115 Yeh as I said if the sounds are the same as ones you can get from RV500, DD500 etc. then £600 is an absolute steal. Cant wait to try it. Boss always make high quality stuff.
I don’t know for sure, but I think the stompboxes are the same as the lower-end multi-FX units (someone please correct me if I’m wrong). If I understand correctly, the main benefit of the GT-1000 has more to do with programmability, routing, and the AIRD technology that’s employed in the amp models. Depending on your needs, you might be able to save a few pennies.
Need to put the amp modeling capability in the Katana amp line so that the amp tones are more customizable like the GT1000 core. I was impressed by the segment where it was direct in the interface so that the amp tones were all on the GT. Having those modeling features in the Katana would open up that amplifier's potential exponentially. Great review of very cool tech Rabea. Thank you sir.
Great video as always. I'm curious about how the 3 switches can be programmed in a live performance situation. Other products have features like a/b scene switching and even long pressing the same switch for a third scene or effect (making 9 possible combinations) Didn't find any info about if it can be done in this device yet.
Hey Sergio... so what have you learned in the past year about programming the 3 switches on the 1000 core? I just bought one of these, and I've been trying to find some good videos about how to create, and edit, etc. the sounds and patches. I found one pretty good video by a guy in the UK... czcams.com/video/GeGkpyfnUSk/video.html Curious as to what you may have discovered. Thanks, Tim
@@stk7778 Hi, I do like it. It's very capable. But it does take some time to get comfortable tweaking it. I'm guilty of not spending enough time to do this. I've been working so much overtime lately that it sucks. Most of the factory default patches have several effects turned on at one time... which sound great, and are definitely inspiring... however, if you are just looking for some simple patches that only provide one effect at a time... you will need to create them. So, if you don't have the patience to spend time in the menus tweaking to perfection... then this may not be the best solution for you. It does have great sound, amazing effects, and is very powerful. I just picked up a TC Electronic Plethora X3 because its quick and easy to setup some simple effects.
@@stk7778 By the way... my new channel, which is more geared around guitar, is Tim's Cabana (@timscabana). I'm just really getting started with it though...
That shimmer reverb is getting me dangerously close to making some bad decisions. XD Observation: Rabea actually uses his face muscles to play those licks... Watch his face when he's jammin' a righteous guitar solo! Legend
@@andrewpartington7274 In Germany it's about 660 € vs 417 €. I like the GT-1000 Core is a bit off the beaten track with its amp models. Someone else somewhere noted the legacy amps of Iridium make him feel like all roads are leading back to 1967 or so. That really struck me.
Martin Hinze I’ve had the iridium for about 8-9 months and I definitely agree with the 1967 statement, it’s obviously more vintage-voiced where the gt-1000 would be much better for more modern music
@@andrewpartington7274 Thank you, that's really good to know. I'm not at all against the Iridium, just a bit more interested into the newer Boss amp models like Natural Clean.
Having analog dry through on a device like this would either mean something like 24 discrete mixers (noise) or running most or all blocks in parallel. From my experience with the MS3 I can safely say that Boss AD/DA converters are phenomenal.
Analog dry through on digital units means you have to run the effects in parallel, for reverb and delay that’s mostly ok, others not so much. Besides this is 2020, ADDA has come a long way, I wouldn’t consider analog dry through a must have.
hi bea, just a quick question, is it possible to use those two switches as a patch instead of banks down and up? so i dont have to tap dance between my ambiant modulated patch to ny distorted rhythmn, thanks cheers!
Its very nice. I have an ES8 and miss some effects from my beloved GT8... the question is, MS3 or GTK core? Each can be extracted from my big stationary board to do small gigs... but core is allways converting the signal... and I kind of love being straight to the amp... MS3 still apealls to me.
I agree, but XLR outs are difficult to fit on a unit that small when the TS/TRS jacks are just as if not more useful to most. Especially when this is supposed to compete with the HX Stomp.
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Most of the unboxings and demos that I’ve seen of GT-1000 Core as of January 2024 have been demonstrating its clean settings and models. It’s great to finally hear a demo of the hi-gain options, not to mention most of those features coming from inside the unit itself during the first 14 minutes instead of the effects loop.
The moment Rabea realized he had „it‘s only love“ on his fingertips and did it anyway. That cheeky smile cracked me! You made my morning.
Torben Ye. 6:55
I thought it was Peace of Mind by Boston
I was just gonna comment about that lol
I feel stupid. I thought you meant when he did that little Eddie Van Halen riff, aint talkin bout love. Ya made me watch it again....with pleasure.
Love the “It’s Only Love” riff. Boss dude didn’t seem entertained, though. Haha
Currently using this for bass a lot. It's amazing. I wasn't even a big fan of distorted bass sounds before that but I got some great tones out of it after some tweaking and it was loads of fun. I thought I would have to go with dual amping and splitting up frequencies like I'd have to do with other modellers, but I didn't. Dunno if that has something to do with the MDP stuff (still not sure if that's something I can actually hear, or if it's just marketing), but I really get a lot of clarity and definition out of this thing with very little effort even when cranking up the gain which is something that I totally did not expect in this price range. Can absolutely recommend this for bass as well.
Great demo, great tones/effects and great playing. Nicely done.
I’m impressed. It’s nice to see boss keeping up.
Huge respect Rabea!! Very tasteful playing as always, but even more so is covering genres other that metal. Might be time to upgrade my GT-100 :-p
I already upgraded. You el no regret it! Pay on
If for nothing else, this review showed how versatile a player you are. Sick playing man!
I pre ordered mine today. Glad to see your review Bea. Great job!
Wow, one of top 3 demos of this box! Thank you!
At this price point it sounds fantastic. All depends on how much you want to spend on a guitar effects unit
Nice pedal. Thanks for posting (and playing).
For anybody torn between this and an overpriced Fractal, get the Boss, or swing for a Helix rack unit.. It has your bases covered without adding pages of worthless settings that are basically EQ. I’ve heard so many players demo this and sound great doing it that I had to get one. I ran it next to a Fractal Axe FX III (that I’m now selling) and it opened my eyes to reality. If This had a touchscreen, it would be game over for the 3 switch modeler competitors.
Great demo! I wonder if presets on the Core are identical to those on full fat GT? Rabea scrolls through patches and I don't seem to remember such names from GT1000 preset list. Or those are custome made?
I was digging the modeled amps but then Bea starts with the Soldano and I was like.......... Oh!
12'40 the best moment .. awesome feeling :-D
Adds to the tonal palette. A large bag of guitar tone goodies in a very small footprint. Powerful- with many ways hardware wise to use it. And, As always great playing Bea!
Hmm, I could replace two of my 500 series with this one thing and fit more on my board… win/win!
Thanks for the review Rabea! IMHO this thing sounds better than any of the Line6 stuff I’ve played. Now if it were as easy to use as an amp and standard pedal board I might even go for something like this. I disagree with some of the other posters, I think the amp sounds were pretty decent through the interface....in a live setting would be another story I think though.
bOSS and liNE6 - Different shades of the same shit:)
Roland/Boss sounds better to me over Line 6
Quite impressed with the amp models however reckon they could use your usual IR’s. Wasn’t feeling the usual OOMPH of Rebea Power. Nice demo as always man
if youre saying his energy felt a little low - he's had deal with a close family member suffering from illness recently and a lot of other things. (and no its not Cov-19 related) So it wouldnt surprise me if his mind is in a different place when making videos.
He's still the same afro'boppin Rabea inside.
@@Rose.Of.Hizaki
No, that was not what I was saying at all.
@@practicalpatch4969 ok
Great demo Boyz!!
Boss is the Boss.
Soon as Rabea starts playing, yeaahh man !! I just bought one.
Rabea demoes are hands down the best (for me) on the tube
Oh shit, hey Matt! Haha
Great content as per Rab :)
omg, goosebumps when you started playing Glass!
Impressed as always with playing 👍not feeling the tones and sounds 😔 but cant figure out why. Too processed?
really great playing Bea!
It reminds me of my beloved GT001
This thing is sick.
Also nice guitar Bea, me likey
Also I really like my 6505, any recommendations on which boss modeler type to run with 4 cable for just effects?
Also fuck yeah Glass
This plus a Kraken V4 in front is all you need, and a crybaby 535 wah pedal of course. 🔥👌👌
Sounds great B !!
16:30 sounds so beautifully aggressive
UPDATE 2/11: Helix 3.0 has been out for a few months.. and the GT-1000 Core is starting to look more appealing for my personal preference.
The GT-1000 CORE looks and sounds great.. but the UI seems so non-intuitive. Sure, you get 24 effect blocks.. but 21 of them are committed to something. And exactly WHAT are they?
They need to list this clearly, and show clear diagrams of the signal path in all promo materials and manuals. The way they present this product is honestly confusing and frustrating, especially knowing they make great gear.
So, here's what you get, in case anyone else is confused about GT-1000 CORE:
-1 Compressor Block
-2 Drive/Distortion Blocks
-2 Amp Blocks
-2 Noise Suppression Blocks
-4 EQ Blocks
-1 Master Delay Block (choose any delay algorithm, MISSING: "Slow Attack, SFX, Pattern, and Vintage Digital" from DD-500. NEW: Ducking/Gated parameters are now common for all delay types. Warp, Hold, and Twist are no longer common Control Assignments. Instead, Warp and Twist are complete delay algorithms)
-4 "Generic" Delay Blocks (a bare bones delay algo)
-3 FX Blocks (Mixed bag of extra effects, Feedbacker, Sound Hold/Freeze, Ring Mod w/ Pitch Tracking, all the Pitch Shifters, MANY more.. MISSING: "Pattern Filter," from MD-500)
-1 Chorus Block (MISSING: "Dimension D, Tri-Chorus, Scanner Vibrato" from MD-500)
-1 Reverb Block (MISSING: "Non-Linear/Gated/Reverse, SFX, SRV-2000," from RV-500. NEW: Ducking/Gated parameters are now common for all reverb types, except Tera Echo. Warp, Hold, and Twist are no longer common Control Assignments. Instead, Warp and Twist are complete delay algorithms)
-1 Looper Block. 38 Seconds in Mono, 19 Seconds in Stereo. (1-Switch Looper, no Transport Controls such as Reverse, 1/2 or 2x Speed)
-1 Expression Pedal Effect Block (Wah/Whammy)
-1 Expression Pedal Volume Block
The Other Objects/Tools:
-3 Divider/Splitter Tools
-3 Mixer Tools
-2 Mono FX Loop Tools, or 1 Stereo Linked FX Loop Tool
-2 Mono Speaker Simulators, or 1 Stereo Linked Speaker Sim (Also holds/loads 16 Custom IR's)
-Oh, there's also a built-in LFO, assignable to any parameter.
-Polyphonic Tuner, or Mute-Input-Monophonic Tuner w/ TRAILS (HX Stomp tuner is monophonic, no trails function)
-Global EQ
-Metronome(!?!?!)
All Blocks and Tools can be moved.
So yeah, this thing can clearly do a lot. 4 Parallel Signal Paths? Sure thing. Wanna use a NORMAL POWER SUPPLY with NORMAL CABLES/PLUGS? Yes, you can finally do that lmao.
I hope this helps someone.
P.S. Also, BOSS left out the Bluetooth stuff that the big GT-1000 version has. Bluetooth editor on GT-1000 CORE could have really placed itself over HX Stomp. Overall I'm split between keeping my HX Stomp or swapping to GT-1000 Core. I'll wait for the 3.0 Update on the Stomp. Also, Poly Digit/Beebo, and Mod Devices Dwarf look like super interesting Multi-FX/Amp "Modelers"/Synths.
For me, the real thing that's unclear from their docs is if the outputs are balanced. Missing the XLRs I get because of space, but a 1/4" TRS jack doesn't take up any more space. In 2020, that's a miss for me. This thing does use a LOT less power than HXStomp and probably doesn't heat up like Stomp does.
@@Scott__C oh yeah, that too smh
This is exactly the information that people need to know to make an informed decision. It's a different angle than how the HX Stomp works (6 blocks that can be anything)
@@Scott__C unbalanced. Ya. Bummer. Deal breaker for me
07:40 that sounded so gooooood, I wish he went on longer.
Yes, sounded very 'Opeth - Damnation' style
If you had to choose between this and an hx stomp on your board which way would you go? I'm wanting to add one of the two in my board and I'm mainly looking for effects and the better sound. So far the Boss "sounds" better too me in it's harmonic richness. I'd really appreciate your opinion Rabea. It would basically replace my Terraform. I'm still bummed I can't get tap tempo on that unit.
Did you buy one?
@@stk7778 nope
@@stk7778 In the amps and overdrive deparment at least, the hx seems to have more variety and quality
Hello!
Great vid, as usual, congratulations!
One question: looking forward to Black Friday deals to get an amp modeller, but I have a big problem:
- Love Kemper Stage's profiling and sharing capability.
- Love GT 1000 core's size and price point.
- Love Neural Cortex's promising specs and UI based on nothing yet.
What should I do? Any thoughts? (I can afford any of them, but I am definitely not rich 😆)
Thank you in advance!
I’d wait until the Neural has more real world reviews before dropping $1500 personally because I’m looking to switch from HX Stomp and have this very Problem, I can’t afford any of them but my CC can 🤪
Did you end up making a move? Are you happy with the rig?
Well, they nailed the clicky knob sound.
Amazing product from BOSS!
I really like the idea of this, the size the processing power and parallel (dual) amp capability. I decided against an HX Stomp a long time ago (some things are actually too compact) so it's down to the GT-1000 Core and the Pod Go. I'm torn. They're very much alike in some ways but quite a bit different in functionality, features and price.
Did you make a choice?
@@nicolaslair42 I'm really torn, afraid of buying the wrong thing. I need the Core to have 2 more foot switches and the Pod Go to have dual signal paths.
@@davidwoods358 so what did you end up with?
@@jeeeeev I'm waiting for more reviews on the Nux MG30 but have pretty much decided on the Core 1000. I really need that dual amp option, which the Core has and the Pod Go does not. Interestingly, the next version of the Ampero is going to offer dual amp capability. All the stuff I do is just me (solo) original tunes so I need a big stereo spread to make the tunes sound even listenable. I don't know why I am waiting to get the Core, I guess it's that possibility of something better just around the corner. Meanwhile life passes me by. So, if I get the Core, I'll have a 700 dollar processor and an 80 dollar guitar! Doesn't make sense, but that's me.
@@davidwoods358 i totally get you haha. Imagine purchashing the hx stomp yesterday and just today, the xl was announced.
Nux mg30 looks like a good investment too and more than half the price of the core and the UI too, is user friendly compared to the Boss
Sounds sick !! Guess this will be my Christmas present to myself! 🤘🏽🤘🏽
The 'Natural Clean' preamp has always been a secret weapon on the Boss units.
it sounds like a guitar DI slightly altered...so the secret weapon of a great amp is ...no amp ? :))
@@RapttorX I think it's more about thinking outside the box and not looking at it in terms of real amps. I've done whole gigs with just the natural clean preamp at various gain stages.
@@alanredversangel sure, im not saying its a bad thing... sometimes less is more
@@RapttorX
Yep, sometiems it is...
Yes! The Natural, Boutique, and Supreme amp models aren’t talked about enough. Maximum sounds good to my ears too, but I never go into that gain territory and don’t feel like an authority on that.
My main patches use either Natural or Boutique + Supreme dual-amp rigs with the gains matched (always with a couple parametric EQs to fix that weird Boss midrange). Feels like a real amp-and better to me than my RV35 and Studio Pro 35 (sacrilege, I know).
Everyone seems to focus on the “X” amps, but those feel kinda lifeless to me-like they’re trying to fight your playing dynamics in a bad way.
(In hindsight, maybe we should keep this secret to ourselves 🤪)
That rip at 12:40. Whoooooooo doggy.
Hey Rabea, great sounding guitar! I got a couple of questions, what model guitar are you using. Is that one of your signature guitars? Also what speaker and/or Amp are you using? The tone is 6:44 is mad cool! Good luck in your future endeavors. Thank you for posting this. Cheers from New York City.
I have the Gt 1000 and I use it in a stereo setup running through to active speakers and it sounds awesome. I'm sure Boss Brought out an even smaller more compact effects than this one that Rabea is demoing.
can you use the usb connection to your pc to record directly as if it was an interface? with some past GT versions you can do that
@@zionburner ya
The one guy that understands push pull knobs
Impressive with the Strat. Probably the best floor modeller tones I've heard with single coils. A bit muddy with the PRS.
Nice quick overview. Can you ask Matt if the outputs are balanced? Their docs are unclear. If not, they need to be.
Very cool. Not sure why but the Les Paul sounded amazing comparing...
bea your my fav bro love your style and playing
We want to know what YOU think Rabea! Is it worth it? Are the amp sounds legit?
Do the 500 series algorithms sound the same in this unit as they do in their individual units? (Same amt of relative DSP?) Love the sound quality Bea got in the 500 demos - is this a good way to get all 3 (DD, MD, RV) in one box just for the effects?
Hey Bea awesome demo! From which band or artist is that shirt? Looks hella cool!!!
Absolutely love the gasp made by Matt when Rabea mentions “upgraded COSM”
Haha, indeed. I had a GT-3 around early 2000 and heck I hated those preamp sounds :D. I recently got the GT-1000CORE though and the amp models just really wowed me. I also have an Axe FX at home but this thing is great to carry around in my gig bag without compromising in regards to tone. It's so much fun that I use it at home even more than the Axe at the moment ^^.
This for some reason has never been clear to me. Does this have ALL the 500 series fx in it or just some? Great vid and cheers!
Apparently not... And definitely not all the parameters.
@@gazzy_burns I'd really like to see that happen....
Not all and can't run dual algorithms like the 500 series (e.g. only one reverb "block")
@@TheCodeMonk I see I see... Hopefully the come around... That would be ace with an IR loader.. I think a lot of folks don't need the amp sim. It would be the best pure multi fx ever made
@@WayneHoldenMusic I'm hopeful but will probably hold off buying one until that comes about. I love using dual delays and dual reverbs, and that's really only the thing that kills it for me.
Rabea is looking great loosing the weight is looking great on him. Great stuff.
love the natural and the sitar.
I really wanted to like this but aside from a couple of clean tones I was not impressed. I think if you had a chance to play with it and tweak it I would like the tones better
For me it is in the very high frequencies where all amp modellers are still lacking unfortunately. Most people are a lot less sensitive to these in my experience, so depends on your own ears.
Edit: Actually, I'm not a fan of the high frequencies from the Soldano either XD
YOU Rob and Joss allan are some of the best guitars players from across the pond. Im a canadian and play as well and one day ill maybe good as well. Peace and God bless.
HOLY GUACAMOLE, AN ACTUAL ARTISTIC GUITAR MANIAC DEMOING THIS GREAT CREATION. I COULD HEAR ACTUAL HEART AND SOME WELL-PLACED RIFFS, YES YES YES!
PEOPLE OFTEN FORGET TECHNIQUE IS NECESSARY BUT YOUY NEED MORE., SOMETHING LIKE BEN IN THIS VIDEO.
This is no reflection on Matt, who is just doing his job, but its a shame he was there IMO. Much prefer when its just you doing your own thing having had time to sit down and create your own dialled in patches. The amp modelling sounded pretty naff to be frank, though I'm sure with tweaking and decent IR's its as good as most stuff out there. That being said, I have mine on preorder lol! I dont use amp/cab sims, but a compact Boss pedal with pretty much every Boss effect in it for £600?!? If they sound as good as standalone pedals, HELL YES BABY!
I have a GT 1000. I will say this, the effects are incredible. The amps... Most are very nice. But the high gain ones are not good.
@@voltnerstudios2115 Yeh as I said if the sounds are the same as ones you can get from RV500, DD500 etc. then £600 is an absolute steal. Cant wait to try it. Boss always make high quality stuff.
I have a boss ms3 that kinda fills that specific need you are talking about 🤔
@@kikiphallin nah, i had an ms3 and had nowhere near as many features as gt1000 or anything like the DSP and number of blocks available.
I am not able to do the same things as R. But I watch for the guitar faces. Thank You
8:24 is that Pete's playing on the right? Which channel am I in? :D
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Rabea, you have to play more this les paul beauty 😲
I'm mostly interested in the stomp boxes and not the amp modelling so it might still be very good for me.
I don’t know for sure, but I think the stompboxes are the same as the lower-end multi-FX units (someone please correct me if I’m wrong). If I understand correctly, the main benefit of the GT-1000 has more to do with programmability, routing, and the AIRD technology that’s employed in the amp models. Depending on your needs, you might be able to save a few pennies.
Everything has been tweaked, ihad an ms3 and this sounds better. Not as noisy either
Fuzz intro is 🔥
Nice pedal again from BOSS!!
Is it possible to set this so each switch is one patch? Same like Headrush Gigboard or HX stomp?
Need to put the amp modeling capability in the Katana amp line so that the amp tones are more customizable like the GT1000 core. I was impressed by the segment where it was direct in the interface so that the amp tones were all on the GT. Having those modeling features in the Katana would open up that amplifier's potential exponentially. Great review of very cool tech Rabea. Thank you sir.
Katana wasn't designed to be that way however. The Katana was meant to sound like a Katana.
no on/off button, should keep the pedal on ? or juz unplug the line?
Great video as always. I'm curious about how the 3 switches can be programmed in a live performance situation. Other products have features like a/b scene switching and even long pressing the same switch for a third scene or effect (making 9 possible combinations) Didn't find any info about if it can be done in this device yet.
Hey Sergio... so what have you learned in the past year about programming the 3 switches on the 1000 core? I just bought one of these, and I've been trying to find some good videos about how to create, and edit, etc. the sounds and patches. I found one pretty good video by a guy in the UK... czcams.com/video/GeGkpyfnUSk/video.html Curious as to what you may have discovered. Thanks, Tim
@@1QuadControl Hey Angel, I'm curious how you are liking the box!
@@stk7778 Hi, I do like it. It's very capable. But it does take some time to get comfortable tweaking it. I'm guilty of not spending enough time to do this. I've been working so much overtime lately that it sucks. Most of the factory default patches have several effects turned on at one time... which sound great, and are definitely inspiring... however, if you are just looking for some simple patches that only provide one effect at a time... you will need to create them. So, if you don't have the patience to spend time in the menus tweaking to perfection... then this may not be the best solution for you. It does have great sound, amazing effects, and is very powerful. I just picked up a TC Electronic Plethora X3 because its quick and easy to setup some simple effects.
@@stk7778 By the way... my new channel, which is more geared around guitar, is Tim's Cabana (@timscabana). I'm just really getting started with it though...
I wish you started on a Strat! Great demo, great job as always
That shimmer reverb is getting me dangerously close to making some bad decisions. XD
Observation: Rabea actually uses his face muscles to play those licks... Watch his face when he's jammin' a righteous guitar solo! Legend
😂 we all do don’t we? My stupid face looks hilarious sometimes...
The Fuzzy Ring Mod and Step Fuzz were the coolest parts of this pedal.
The step fuzz might be the thing that makes me buy one. It was awesome.
Haha that smile at the Bryan Adams intro
Minute 16" Supreme sounds!awesome.
some of those sounds are found in the Roland GR-55 guitar synth unit, except here it seems you dont require the GK pickup. Damn impressive BOSS.
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You should have a new band and call it The Rabea Massaad Experience!
I wished Fractal audio would have some like this for that price range.
Damn, I was about to order the Strymon Iridium, but this sounds good as well and gives a lot more additional stuff and is not much more expensive..
It’s almost twice the price of the iridium...? But yeah very different functionality
@@andrewpartington7274 In Germany it's about 660 € vs 417 €.
I like the GT-1000 Core is a bit off the beaten track with its amp models. Someone else somewhere noted the legacy amps of Iridium make him feel like all roads are leading back to 1967 or so. That really struck me.
Martin Hinze I’ve had the iridium for about 8-9 months and I definitely agree with the 1967 statement, it’s obviously more vintage-voiced where the gt-1000 would be much better for more modern music
@@andrewpartington7274 Thank you, that's really good to know. I'm not at all against the Iridium, just a bit more interested into the newer Boss amp models like Natural Clean.
Was this filmed before you gold plated your strat?
Is it analog dry thru? I’m interested in integrating w pedalboard. Thoughts? HX Effects does alter tone.
Having analog dry through on a device like this would either mean something like 24 discrete mixers (noise) or running most or all blocks in parallel. From my experience with the MS3 I can safely say that Boss AD/DA converters are phenomenal.
Analog dry through on digital units means you have to run the effects in parallel, for reverb and delay that’s mostly ok, others not so much.
Besides this is 2020, ADDA has come a long way, I wouldn’t consider analog dry through a must have.
Thanks Rabea and BOSS! i do wish there was a way to switch from unbalanced outs to balanced.
You gotta get dave to do a bass demo too
Rabea don't think we didn't catch Bryan Adams there at 6:50 lol. Incubus at 17:11!
Haha as soon as you struck that D chord I knew you were going to play that Bryan Adams riff! @6:50
Yes ... the name of song ?
@@ferte45000 The song is called "It's only love"
Thank you !
It's cool !
7:12 I couldn't for my life remember what that was from, but i got it, it's incubus right? A song off science I think.
Guitar player innovative. Entertaining and very impressive
hi bea, just a quick question, is it possible to use those two switches as a patch instead of banks down and up? so i dont have to tap dance between my ambiant modulated patch to ny distorted rhythmn, thanks cheers!
Feels good for a compact live rig, not a tonehunter's valhalla temple platform. But, could be different when you put your own IR's in there.
Man That Rocks 👍👍🎶🎶🎸
Boss’ effects are great, love that shimmer, but those amp sounds are pretty disappointing ngl...
Its very nice. I have an ES8 and miss some effects from my beloved GT8... the question is, MS3 or GTK core? Each can be extracted from my big stationary board to do small gigs... but core is allways converting the signal... and I kind of love being straight to the amp... MS3 still apealls to me.
hi guys, just bought this but is there a bypass function? (how do i just get my pure amp sound, no boss gt-1000?) thx
Love the MDP amp
Checkout the jens bolgron packs make this unit sound alot clearer
Bea will make anything sound good, period
They should have included the XLR outs.
I agree, but XLR outs are difficult to fit on a unit that small when the TS/TRS jacks are just as if not more useful to most. Especially when this is supposed to compete with the HX Stomp.
6:50 I see a Bryan Adams there, sir.
Line6 HX Stomp... your fear was real!
Very good Woow